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Video: The focus areas at KTH right nowSome of the issues that will shape KTH's path forward this year include lifelong learning, reviewing the range of courses on offer, and how best to safeguard academic freedom. President Anders Söderholm and Sofia Ritzén will provide a snapshot of developments at one of the world's top 100 technical universities. Watch the film on the intranet | | | | | |
Eva Björndal, the new Head of the ITM School’s Office
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From London to KTH –
Eva Björndal settles inEva Björndal, the new Head of the ITM School’s Office, has now been at KTH for three weeks and is grateful for the warm welcome. After seven years in London, she’s enjoying the Swedish forest – and the occasional chanterelle toast! Read Eva's blog post | | | |
Municipal police got new ways to collaborate
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KTH strengthens
local efforts against gang crime
KTH researchers, with Susanne Nilsson in the lead, have developed working methods that make it easier for municipalities to work together to prevent young people from being drawn into criminal gangs.
Interview with Susanne Nilsson | | | | | Welcome Emil, our new caretakerLast week, Emil Hammarlund joined the caretaker team at the ITM Service Center. You’ll see him around the corridors delivering mail and parcels, assisting with keys and furniture, and helping out with all the other important tasks our service staff take care of. A warm welcome to Emil!
Emil Hammarlund | | | | | | Anton Osika and Fabian Hedin, Photo: KTH |
They receive the KTH Innovation Award 2025
With Lovable’s AI tool, anyone can build apps and software without knowing how to code. The founders, former KTH students Anton Osika and Fabian Hedin, have quickly become one of Europe’s most talked-about startup duos. They are now receiving the KTH Innovation Award for their ambition to democratize access to technology.
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The bag that carries fruit and conflictsThe controversial plastic bag is to get its own history. Researcher Nisse Johansson delves into the history of the plastic bag, which was invented by a KTH engineer and later criticised as an environmental villain. Now it has also become a political hot potato.
Interview with Nisse Johansson | | | | |
Last chance: How to attract and
retain a diverse
group of students?
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And
how to
design our
teaching so that a diverse range of students thrive and succeed? These
are issues that all KTH schools' faculty boards are currently addressing. Join this school meeting to give your
perspectives on how ITM already works – and how we can work in the
future – with broadened recruitment and participation.
Or just check in to get updated on the work.
Welcome to Salongen,
Osquars backe 31 on Monday 20 October, 12:15–15:00.
Lunch and
coffee are included, so sign up by 12 October | | | | | | | | | |
Nominate honorary
doctors for 2026Honorary doctors are of great importance to KTH, and there is significant symbolic value in those who are appointed. Together, we can help identify and nominate candidates from across KTH’s fields of activity. The final date for nominations is 19 October. Nominate honorary doctors | | | |
Karin Larsdotter and Klara Folkesson | Learn to integrate sustainability and JML in applicationsKTH’s Research Support Office offers a new Canvas course with practical tips on how to integrate sustainability and gender equality (JML) into your research proposals. Short videos and examples make it easy to strengthen your applications with relevant perspectives. Karin and Klara about the course | | | | | Olga Viberg and Marcus Lithander | New coordinator in Future Education at KTHThe programme management has appointed Olga Viberg as coordinator for cluster AI-related projects and initiatives at KTH and Marcus Lithander as coordinator for the framework principle 3, "Active student-centered learning". Interview with Olga and Marcus | | | | | Fika Chat about a race car projectWhat is KTH Formula Student, and how does it support students' learning and opportunities in the job market? Marcus Lithander meets students Albin Eriksson and Alexander Ekman with alumnus Emil Tagesson and responsible teacher Mikael Nybacka. Links to Fika Chat podcast #65 | | | | |
Suggest
discussion topics for the Storträffen Meetup
Do you have ideas for the next Storträffen Meetup? Share your suggested discussion topics by October 27. The event takes place on December 1, with the main theme “Education with and without AI.” The primary language of the autumn meetup is Swedish.
Fill the form to suggest discussion topics
More about the Storträffen Meetup | | | |
Hear about the development of KTH's learning environment at E-learning's demo
Hear E-learning talk about the results of selected development projects linked to KTH's learning environment, at 12.15–14.00. You will also have the opportunity to discuss and ask questions. | | | | | | Lunch seminar on the new plagiarism tool Originality During this lunch event, at 12.15–13.00, we will tell you everything about the new plagiarism detection tool Inspera Originality, which replaces the previous tool Ouriginality.
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Strathmore University Kenya | Call for
support for visits to partner institutions in Africa Take the chance to apply for mobility at KTH’s partner institutions in Africa
during this academic year. The mobility must last between five and 30 days. It
can, for example, involve co-teaching a course with colleagues at the host university
or developing a joint research proposal in collaboration with local
researchers.
Learn
more and apply by 14 November
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Call for Thematic Working Groups at NAVETNAVET invites researchers from KTH and partner institutions to form new Thematic Working Groups (TWGs) exploring the intersections of art, technology, and design. TWGs steer new directions of research and artistic practices as well as spark collaboration through workshops, projects, and events. Apply by 21 November
| | | Webinar on Scopus AI – new tool at KTH
Welcome to a presentation of the AI service Scopus AI, which we have just gained access to at KTH.
Webinar: sign up here | | | |
Time to publish your thesis
Are you about to publish your doctoral thesis? Welcome to a workshop where you can get answers about the publishing process.
Fri 2025-10-17 10:30–12:00
| | | | | | Literature search with smart tools
Tools that use artificial intelligence to help you keep track of current
research and find literature are developed at a rapid pace. At this
workshop you get to try a few of them.
Fri 2025-10-10 10:15–12:00
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AIMday Sustainable ConsumptionOn 3 December, researchers from Karolinska Institutet, KTH, and Stockholm University are invited to AIMday Sustainable Consumption – a meeting place where research meets practice to explore solutions to the City of Stockholm’s challenges in sustainable consumption. Read more | | | 12.15-13.30 | Seminarium om hot, hat och trakasserier: Hur skapar vi en trygg
arbetsmiljö tillsammans?
Välkommen på seminarium om hur vi tillsammans skapar en trygg
arbetsmiljö. Seminariet tar avstamp i hot och hat, konkurrens och
jämställdhet. Medverkar gör SULF:s förbundsordförande Sanna Wolk. Plats: KTH hörsal H1, Teknikringen 33
| | | | 10.00-16.00 | Training: Basic Fire Safety
The course provides both practical and theoretical knowledge on how to prevent fires, act during evacuations, and use firefighting equipment safely.
Fire safety course | | | | Next newsletter
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